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iSCADA Provides Transformer Monitoring for a
Major Public Facility Serving the Rocky Mountain and Northwest Regions
Englewood, Colorado - May 2, 2023 - A major public utility serving
the Rocky Mountain and Northwest regions, has applied M2M's transformer
monitoring application, iSCADA, at their Denver Terminal Station to monitor
the sample rate, with a robust alarm system providing safety and security
for detecting out-of-limit operations. iSCADA is interfaced with various
onsite monitoring equipment, making temperature and dissolved gas readings
available to staff in real-time for secure viewing over the Internet.
iSCADA is a comprehensive, rapid deployment Internet-based solution that
connects remote devices to a full-featured managed service for monitoring
and control. The benefits of the meter iSCADA solution are real-time acquisition
and display of data, real-time alarming, presentation of data via a standard
browser, and the highest level of data and system security.
In order to generate more power through transformers to achieve full
plant output, the utility ordered new transformers to replace parallel
existing units. The utility needed to find a way to temporarily increase
plant output. The Station was usually lightly loaded before forced outages
caused need to run the plant; therefore oil and winding temperatures were
low. Transformer experts could exploit these low temperatures, if they
had real-time monitoring. An Internet-based real-time monitoring system
from M2M was selected to enable these experts to monitor transformers
from diverse work locations including from home. Parameters monitored
are top oil and winding temperature, plus total dissolved combustible
gasses, with a 1-minute sample rate.
Power generation above transformer MVA ratings was judged acceptable
with a monitoring system in place, provided the total dissolved combustible
gasses remained low and top oil and winding temperatures remained below
preset limits. iSCADA reports these values to transformer experts advising
plant and system operators about transformer loads above nameplate. iSCADA
issues alarms when variables exceed pre-set limits, providing a back-up
system.
About M2M Data Corporation
M2M Data Corporation (www.m2mdatacorp.com),
headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is the leading provider of smart field solutions
for energy, industry, and government customers. M2M has consistently led the
industry in the development of innovative and powerful Internet technologies
for electronic monitoring and control of remote equipment to increase production,
reduce downtime, and minimize maintenance costs. Through a unique combination
of Internet, SCADA, communications, security, and industry expertise, M2M has
become a trusted partner for top energy companies, utilities, and government
contractors developing and operating United States critical infrastructure.
Today M2M is one of the most successful organizations in the smart field space
with solutions that are the fastest, easiest to use, most complete, and most
secure.
For more information, contact Shanna Castlebury at 303-768-0064 Ext. 414 or
email her at [email protected].
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